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Laibson, an economics professor, also backtracked on the committee??s initial proposal to eliminate all joint concentrations in favor of secondary fields—akin to minors—and said that many popular joint concentrations would stay intact under the recommended system...
...recommendations is a guiding vision of interdisciplinarity, accountability, and flexibility that previous drafts conspicuously lacked. They stress cross-department cooperation, put the onus on professors to enhance the quality of their classes, and give students far more avenues by which to complete their general education requirements. As the committee??s document is debated piece-by-piece in the coming weeks and months, it is crucial that these priorities remain central; otherwise, the coherent vision that the committee has long labored to craft will be lost amidst the chaotic competition of individual faculty interests.The committee??s recommendations...
...Mugane, “The whole theme of the African Studies concentration and committee??is transforming Africa through knowledge.” His sentiments reflect what many in the department see as a larger social mission. West, with his outspoken politics, was the first to bring this activist bent to AAAS. Three years since his departure, the impulse for social action continues to resonate with the department’s faculty, but it has been incorporated more subtly into the larger curriculum...
...meeting next Tuesday, the Faculty will continue a discussion of the Educational Policy Committee??s report that began last week. Professors will also hear a report from Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Theda Skocpol on the state of the school...
...campaign focuses on touting a proven track record, but he is also susceptible to criticism that council outsiders do not have to face.While some challengers have lashed out at the current council for excessively burdensome tax policies, Sullivan—who previously chaired the council’s finance committee??maintains that the council has made the city budget healthier and more efficient during his tenure.Challenger Lawrence J. Adkins contends that projects like the construction of a $50 million police station and a new library are “a waste of money.”But Sullivan...